A 74-year-old missing Phoenix woman was found dead in her car late Wednesday afternoon a short distance away from her home in north Phoenix, police said.

The body of Mary Glen, who was originally reported missing Saturday, was found shortly after 5 p.m. near the area of 44th Street and Shea Boulevard, said Officer James Holmes, a spokesman for the Phoenix Police Department.

The location was less than 3 miles where Glen lived near 40th Street and Thunderbird Road.

Family members said Glen, who had shown early signs of dementia, left her home at around 4 p.m. Saturday to go shopping and get her hair done. Police determined that Mary had problems finding her truck in the Paradise Valley Mall parking lot, so she had to contact security to help her. Once Mary found the vehicle, she left the parking lot and was not seen again.

Mary Glen and her husband, Robert.(Photo: Handout art)

Three of Glen's children expressed concern for her safety at a press conference Wednesday afternoon, emphasizing that their mother has been without her medication for four days. Her children said that on Monday, Glen had missed a daughter's 51st birthday and a son's second wedding anniversary.

The daughter, Kassi Marshall, last talked to her mother Friday night on the phone and said she thought she was doing fine. She described her mother as very kind to all those she encountered.

"I've always called her a living angel on earth because of how beautiful a woman she is," Kassi said.

A police official said there was was no indication of foul play in her death.